Catherine (Fallout 3)

For the distraught mother in the Point Lookout (add-on), see Catherine (Point Lookout).

Fallout 3 / Fallout: New Vegas character

Catherine

Face shot of Catherine, not seen during normal gameplay

Overview
Stats
Technical

Lore

Gender

Female

Affiliation

Project Purity

Role

Scientist
Player character's mother

Family

James - husband
Lone Wanderer - child

Gameplay

Location

Jefferson Memorial

Other

Appearances

Fallout 3
Fallout: New Vegas

SPECIAL

3 ST, 6 PE, 3 EN, 4 CH, 8 IN, 6 AG, 5 LK

Tag skills

Explosives:	32
Medicine:	36
Science:	36

Misc stats

Hit Points:	20
Critical Chance:	5%
Unarmed Dam.:	1.05
Poison Resist.:	10%
Rad. Resist.:	4%
Carry Weight:	180
Damage Res.:	0%

Ref ID

0005EDE0

“Ohhh... Beautiful... just like his/her Daddy... Ha ha ha...”

Catherine is a resident of the ruins of Washington, D.C. in the Capital Wasteland in 2258. She is the wife of James and mother of the child later known to the Capital Wasteland's residents as the Lone Wanderer. Catherine is a scientist who worked on Project Purity with James. Her favorite quote from the Bible is Revelation 21:6.

Background

In the mid—2250s, as a member of the science team involved in Project Purity, Catherine befriended and fell in love with the project's chief scientist, James. In late 2257, the two lovers conceived a child. Nine months later, on July 13, 2258, Catherine gave birth to a child. After seeing them, Catherine suffered from cardiac arrest and, despite attempts at saving her life by James, she died. Her death affected James deeply, who abandoned Project Purity soon after and traveled with his child to raise them in Vault 101.

Relationships

She is the mother of the Lone Wanderer and the late wife of James.

Interactions with the player character

Interactions overview

Interactions
	This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed.
	This character is a permanent companion.
	This character is a temporary companion.
	This character starts quests.	-
	This character is involved in quests.	-
	This character is a doctor.	Restores health. Removes radiation. Removes addictions.
	This character is a merchant.	- Sells: -
	This character can repair items.	Max Repair condition: -
	This character rents beds.	-.
	This character drops an ear upon death (Contract Killer).
	This character drops a finger upon death (Lawbringer).
	This character can be enslaved with the Mesmetron.

Inventory

Apparel	Weapon	Other items
Birth skirt	-	-

Notes

Catherine dies in the prologue of the game. She appears during a cutscene that showed the Lone Wanderer's birth, but the only visible thing is her legs and her voice. A holotape recording of James flirting with her called "Better Days" can be located in the Jefferson Memorial's lower levels.
The storyline of Fallout 3 does not specify her ethnicity or her last name (the NPC used for her was not intended to be seen during normal gameplay).
In Point Lookout, while intoxicated on the Mother Punga, the Lone Wanderer will find one of the many giant bobbleheads on a medical examination table with a skeleton marked "Mom", balloons, and a party hat. The bobblehead will say "Blech. If my kid looked like that, I’d abandon it too." The skeleton is Catherine, reflecting the lack of maternal presence in the Lone Wanderer's life. Furthermore, the last bobblehead in the vision says, "Dead mother, life in a post-nuclear Wasteland and not a friend in it. Yeah, you aren't exactly blessed."
She is seen on a photograph next to James in Fallout: New Vegas in Vault 21 in Sarah's bedroom, although their likeness simply seemed to be recycled for that photograph like other Fallout 3 assets were.